All posts tagged ‘Zapped Edition’

My kids playing The Game of Life with a couple of friends. Photo: Jonathan Liu

Overview: It’s time to embark on that great journey known as Real Life. Will you go to college or straight into a career? Want to have lots of kids or even more schooling? Hasbro’s new “Zapped” edition of The Game of Life introduces a new twist: it uses an iPad as the spinner and for various game effects, but at its heart it’s still mostly the same game you know and (maybe) love.

Players: 2 to 4

Ages: 8 and up (although younger players could certainly play, with help doing the math)

Playing Time: 1 hour

Retail: $24.99

Rating: New, but not necessarily improved. Your kids may love it for the funny video clips and combination of app and board game, but it’s still the same largely luck-based game it used to be, just with more bells and whistles.

Who Will Like It? Kids who are new to the game, anyone who likes watching America’s Funniest Videos, and players who aren’t looking for depth of strategy in a board game.